Sunday, August 31, 2008
31 Ogos .....
Selamat Berpuasa buat semua umat Islam !!
Ingat nak tutup blog , hanya untuk sendiri... tahan sehari je....
Harap dapat ilham menulis lagi....
Friday, August 29, 2008
Ramadan dan Merdeka
Anak-anak yang pulang telah selamat tiba di destinasi masing-masing dan akan memulakan pengajian semester baru dalam 3 hari lagi. Semoga mereka lulus cemerlang hendaknya , InsyaAllah.
Mimi telah seminggu tidak ke sekolah kerana demam dan batuk dan jugak ditambah dengan rasa sunyi akibat ketiadaan 2 dayang yang dari pagi sampai malam asyik mengulit dan melayan mimi. Alhamdulillah dia tidak 'merana' sebagaimana pernah berlaku 3 tahun lalu apabila dia jadi begitu frust bila sofie balik ke ukraine kerana dia sakit demam campak ketika sofie berada di malaysia dan dia tidak dapat bermanja secukupnyas sehingga saya terpaksa memberinya air penawar dan menyelimutkannya dengan baju sofie. Dia menangis dan merengek dan tidak mahu makan dan ini berlarutan lebih dari 2 minggu . Sebab itu kali ini saya bagi kelonggaran padanya untuk ponteng sekolah agar dia dapat menyesuaikan diri dengan ketidak hadiran kakak-kakak berdua. Mungkin kali ini tidak berapa kronik sebab abang zaid dan kakak azra masih ada untuk melayannya bermain.
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2 hari lagi Ramadan bakal menjelma dan ini yang saya lihat sekitar kemaman dan saya pasti ianya juga dapat dilihat di mana-mana :
1. kanopi gerai jualan merata ditegakkan, dari dalam bandar hingga ke pinggir bandar .
2. kuih raya telah terjual di kebanyakan kedai .
3. pakaian raya boleh didapati di mana-mana dan jualan murah juga di merata tempat.
4. belum kelihatan lagi banners menyambut ramadan di dalam bandar dan di pinggir bandar.
Mood Ramadan semacam masih belum timbul, suasana yang amat berlainan dengan suasana di Jordan, ramadan disambut begitu meriah, merata-rata bandar dan kedai semua mempamerkan banners menyambut ramadan dan masing-masing bersiap sedia mengerjakan ibadah puasa dengan girang ( ada jugak yang tak puasa !! ) . Rindu saya pada suasana itu......
Apapun semoga kita semua sihat agar dapat menjalani ibadah puasa dengan penuh nikmat dan penuh rasa insaf, InsyaAllah.
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Esok sambutan merdeka. Semalam Kemaman jam teruk dari dalam bandar hingga ke dalam kampung sebab lencongan dari KT ke Kuantan disebabkan raptai perarakan merdeka . Tahun ini Kemaman jadi pusat sambutan merdeka peringkat negeri terengganu. Patut pun jalanrya berturap baru ( mulanya saya ingat Sultan / PM akan melawat kemaman ), rupanya perarakan merdeka.
Esok kalau mimi sihat saya bercadang membawa mimi melihat perarakan sambutan sebenarnya saya pun dah berzaman tidak bersama menyambut merdeka. Seingat saya kali terakhir saya berada di perarakan merdeka adalah semasa saya di sekolah rendah . Sambutan berada di depan mata ( 4 minit dari rumah ) , takkan saya nak lepaskan peluang ini.
Kepada smeua rakyat Malaysia ... SELAMAT MENYAMBUT MERDEKA KE 51..... semoga negara kita lebih makmur dan aman sentiasa... Amin.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Happy Mood...
Just got back my blogging mood even though my hard disc is still at the workshop and should be out in two weeks time .
Yesterday three of us (maya , sofie and I ) had our last shopping outing , maya bought a few small packets of mayonnaise and a box of mariami dates while sofie had herself a set of "Billionaire " , a game like monopoly . Hopefully those are the last items to be squeezed into their luggages. Then Maya who's been craving for A & W 's wafer ice cream had her last kick with that yummy wafer. Actually it's been a long time that we last visited A & W because all of us don't really like the food there , but that wafer with ice cream was absolutely delicious.
On our way home I bought 2 durians and after asar four of us, maya, zaid , azra and I had our durian time together with fresh rambutans which zaid brought from his in -law 's and also some longans plucked from my longan's tree. It was funny when mimi stayed away from us since she couldn't stand the smell and sofie then joined us with the rambutans ( she doesn't eat durian either ) .
My neighbour's hubby just got back from Sudan and he gave us some camel meat and fresh young dates . I've never tasted any camel meat before and I cooked the meat and it tasted very juicy , tender and quite sweet. Maybe it's a young camel because it only took a while to cook it .
This morning we are going out again ( I just remember ) , we have to find a few 'dauns' for those girls to bring home .. daun kunyit, serai, kari, kantan, kesum, pandan, lengkuas...... one thing that makes me so happy about all these dauns ... MY GIRLS ARE NOW COOKING THEIR OWN FOOD .... ALHAMDULILLAH .
Have a productive week ahead to all bloggers...see you all again later....
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Offline Activities....
1/ went to the clinic for 3 times for itchiness all over my body, I thought I was allergic to pucuk ubi, the doctor gave me a shot but the swollen patches didn't go away, the third time I went to consult the doctor, he told me that I might have some hormone changes and only yesterday that I have clear and smooth skin again. Actually I also applied minyak kaki tiga all over my body before it got back to normal again.. I'm not sure whether the pills from the doctor or the kaki tiga did the healing part...
2/ had a chance to meet blogger makteh and hubyy when both of them dropped by our house while on their way to KT . I also set an appointment for a student who is interested to furhter his studies at makteh's school in Shah Alam. Pakteh and makteh met the boy and the mother and they did their part to interview the boy . I was so happy to receive 2 books from makteh ( she's also a writer ) and maya and sofie had finished reading those books in no time at all. THank you makteh, hope to see you again, InsyaAllah.
3/ friday and saturday I was busy for my anak angkat/ zaid's best friend's wedding . Baihaqi is my 'anak angkat' since I knew him since he was small, Now he is a bilal at masjid geliga and I didn't know what to give him for his wedding, i decided to sponsor all masakan pengantin together with all the meja pengantin decoration... Alhamdulillah three of us ( maya and sofie ), managed to set the table and and cooked 6 dishes for the pengantin...
4/ kuantan outing ,shopping and attended another wedding, maziah a lecturer at KUIS who was in Amman while we were there. Selamat Pengantin Baru !!
Two more days before both maya and sofie fly home .... Ramadan is just a few days away, I have just finished cooking acar buah for them to bring home ....
Thursday, August 14, 2008
even elephants have talent ...
flowers painted by the elephants.... I wish I had the talent ..huhu.
So, I made an appointment with one of the spas here in Kemaman and off we went( maya, sofie and I ) and Alhamdulillah it was such a soothing and relieving massage . My shoulders have been so much in pain for quite sometime and now the pain is gone.
Everyday , three of us have our outing , I'll follow them buying their stuff to be brought 'home' end of this month. Only this morning I was touched by the fact that next month I'll be walking and strolling alone again , no maya, no sofie to chat, laugh, giggle, pinch and of course JJCM . Two months fly so fast , 12 more days before both of them spread their wings to fly 'home' .
Looking at all my children all under one roof at this very moment, I realized that I am blessed by The Al Mighty to be able to raise and educate my children for their bright future, Alhamdulillah.
While I was in Maesa Elephant Camp , Chiangmai, I was amazed to see so many elephants are taught to be obedient and loyal to the owners and trainers. I can't imagine how they taught those elephants to play football, swirl their trunks , dancing and my number one fascination was to see the elephants painted different types of flowers all using their trunks . There was one elephants which refused to paint and turned away its face from the owner and only after being patted by the trainer that it continued to draw again. The paintings were then displayed and sold for USD 200 - USD 300 per piece.
How I wish I could draw like those elephants !!
After visiting those elephants , I just wonder......
Why can't we , human being be loyal to our OWNER ??????
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This weekend we'll be attending a few wedding receptions ... till then, have a wonderful school holidays.... thanks a bunch to those who are still willing to surf my blog .. I'll keep on writing , not much at this moment, though .
Monday, August 11, 2008
Pertemuan Bertaut Kasih, Bersemai Sayang..
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Thailand holidays.....
mehsa elephant camp
sempadan Thai - Myanmar
thailand soil, golden triangle
win-win paradise, pusat judi di pinggir sungai meKong, golden triangle ,Myanmar
rendam kaki di hot spa
Hari ke 3 kami di bawa ke Chiangrai sebuah bandar di utara Thailand yang terletak 3 jam perjalanan dari Chiangmai. Kami singgah sebentar di Hot Spa untuk merendam kai dalam air panas yang lahir dari sumber air panas dari bawah tanah. Sempat sofie merebus telur puyuh sebelum bas kami meneruskan perjalanan ke sempadan Thai- Myanmar . Hanya sebuah sungai kecil yang memisahkan Thailand dengan Myamnar .Namun Myamnar tidak membuka sempadannya kepada pelancong luar. Kami kemudian ke kawasan Golden Triangle yang dulunya tertutup kepada dunia luar kerana 'dijajah' oleh raja dadah yang kini telah meninggal dunia dan sejak 20 tahun lampau dia diberi pelindungan oleh negara Myamnar. Kini semua tanaman poppy diganti dengan pokok jagung dan padi. Lebih dari 2500km kawasan segitiga emas kini dimajukan sebagai pusat pertanian dan Chaingrai semakin maju .
mimi di Don xao, golden triangle ,Laos.